The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-10

known scientist, and was associated with
Prof. Baird in many important duties of
scientific character.
New York, August SOth.-Senator
Henry w. Corbett of Oregon, now at the
Gilsey House, says the salmon catch in
the Columbia River this season will
probably reach loo, 900 cases, or 4,SOO.-
600 pounds. That is fully 20 per cent
below the usual amount, and he credits
this falling off to the destruction of
young fish by the use of the trap, which
catches all sizes. Trappers do not care,
and Corbett thinks the United States
Government might as well take therein
edy in hand, especially as the Columbus
River is the dividing line between Ore
gon and Washington Territory.
PHILADELPHIA, August SOth.-This
morning the announcement was made
that Robert Hare, Powell & Co., and
Robt. Hare, Powell Sons & Co., great
coal mining firms, have failed, and the
street was necessarily startled John G.
Bradley, manager of both firms, stated
that the failure was the result of the sus-
pension of Chas. e. Pennock of Coates
vile, an extensive iron merchant, whose
paper bore the Endorsement of both
firms. The liabilities he placed at
81 500 900.
The Governments of Sweden and Dem
mark are considering plans for railway
tunnel under the Sound between Copen-
hagen, in Denmark, and Malmo, in Swe-
den. The tunnel, as planned, is to have
a total length of seven and one-half
miles; that is, two miles between Anna
ger and the small islands of Saltholm
and five and one-half miles between
Saltholm and Malmo. The cost of con-
struction is estimated at about $6,O0O,-
600.
WASHINGTON, August 30th.-By the re-
tirement of Rear Admiral Davis, an
nounced to-day, the following promotions
will be made: Commodore Braine, Rear
Admiral; Captain George Brown, Com
modore; Commander William White
head, Captain; Lieutenant Commander
G. A. Shetky, to be Commander; Lieu
tenant d. F. billy, to be Lieutenant
Commander; j. c. Nicholson Gunior
grade), to be Lieutenant Ensign; G. w.
Denfeld, to be Lieutenant dunior).
DETROIT, August 29th-A fire at Del
ray, eight miles from here, broke out
this morning in the Dry Kiln Anchor
Manufacturing Company, and quickly
spread to other buildings. The COM
pany's loss will probably reach $3.50, 900
or 100000. The company's business is
making cooperage supplies, and the
property belongs to Peter Havemeyer's
Sons of New York.
The insurance is $40, 900. Four hun
dred employees will be affected.
OsTEND, August 24th-Fresh riots of
a more serious nature than yesterday &C.
Cured here to-day. After the depart
ure of the British vessel Berwick, two
other small English fishing boats, which
had just arrived, were boarded by the
Belgian fishermen, who forced their way
to the vessels sides, despite the opposi-
ton of the local authorities. The civic
guards fired three times with blank car
tridges, but, finding that no notice was
taken, the troops were compelled to fire
on the boarders with ball cartridges,
wounding several men. All the quays
and approaches to the harbor were occu-
pied in force by the troops, and the
street car traffic was temporarily inter-
rupted. The natives are greatly excited,
threatening to lynch the English ship
owners.